The Fort Ontario Post Ceme tery will be joining in the effort to support the mission to Remember, Hono r, Teach, as an official location for Wreaths Across America Day in 2018. U nder the coordination of Corey King, this is the first year that the cemete ry will participate in this national event.
Every December, thousands of wreaths are escorted from Columbia Falls, Maine to Arlington National C emetery for National Wreaths Across America Day. The escort, made up of vol unteer tractor trailers make dozens of stops along the way, which now inclu des Fort Ontario.
The goal for Fort Ontario was to raise enough funds to place 77 remembrance wreaths on the headstones of all the local heroes laid to rest there, to ensure that the individuals who served to protect th e freedoms of our country will never be forgotten and to bring the communit y together in patriotic commemoration. All 77 wreaths for the Post Cemetery have been sponsored for this year. You can still sponsor wreaths, however they will be for next years ceremony.
Wreaths Across America is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wre ath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessm an Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying cer emonies in December at Arlington, as well as at thousands of veterans’ ceme teries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.
For updates o n this event and when the truck(s) arrive, follow this page as well as the Fort Ontario Facebook page.
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T he Fort Ontario Post Cemetery will be joining in the effort to support the mission to Remember, Honor, Teach, as an official location for Wreaths Acro ss America Day in 2018. Under the coordination of Corey King, this is the f irst year that the cemetery will participate in this national event.
Every December, thousands of wreaths are escorted from Columbia Falls, Main e to Arlington National Cemetery for National Wreaths Across America Day. T he escort, made up of volunteer tractor trailers make dozens of stops along the way, which now includes Fort Ontario.
The goal for Fort Ontario was to raise enough funds to place 77 remembrance wreaths on the headstones of all the local heroes laid to rest there, to ensure that the individuals who served to protect the freedoms of our country will never be forgotten and to bring the community together in patriotic commemoration. All 77 wrea ths for the Post Cemetery have been sponsored for this year. You can still sponsor wreaths, however they will be for next years ceremony.
Wreath s Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s m ission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coord inating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as at th ousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and be yond.
For updates on this event and when the truck(s) arrive, follow this page as well as the Fort Ontario Facebook page.
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